Homestar Runner Wiki Forum
http://forum.hrwiki.org/

OMG!
http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10646		 Page 1 of 1
Author:  mathgrant [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:50 am ]
Post subject:  OMG!
I'm curious. Just as there are many names for carbonated beverages, so are there many ways to read OMG. :)
Author:  iKipapa [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:51 am ]
Post subject: 
I read it as OH EM GEE.
And I say it as OH EM GEE too.
Author:  Shwoo [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:56 am ]
Post subject: 
Ommagor.
Author:  PizzaTrophy [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:18 am ]
Post subject: 
Oh my God.
I thought that was how all normal people read it.
Author:  ramrod [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:19 pm ]
Post subject: 
Whenever I see "OMG", it's usually said aloud in my head as "ohmyga!" Apparently the "d" at the end is unneeded.
Author:  J-Man [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:20 pm ]
Post subject: 
Ohm-guh.

(Although I voted for Ah-mug.)
Author:  Dark Grapefruit [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:25 pm ]
Post subject: 
"Ohmigod" said really fast. But ZOMG is "zom-guh".
Author:  The Snork [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:53 pm ]
Post subject: 
I think of it as "oh-em-gee." And, like Dark Grapefruit, I tend to pronounce ZOMG as "zom-guh."
Author:  Inverse Tiger [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:37 pm ]
Post subject: 
PizzaTrophy wrote:
I thought that was how all normal people read it.

We don't have any of those around here. :p

lessee.. I have weird context-specific readings. In my head, I hear "OMG" as both "oh em gee" and "oh my god" at the same time.. which sounds most like "ommaguh". "O... M... G.." or something similar is "OH.. EM... GEE...". "ZOMG" is like "zong" (nearly universal linguistic law: M and N are actually sounded as "NG" before the consonants G & K in quick & informal speech).

Voted Ah-mug because it's pretty close.
Author:  Atresac [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:20 pm ]
Post subject: 
The Snork wrote:
I think of it as "oh-em-gee." And, like Dark Grapefruit, I tend to pronounce ZOMG as "zom-guh."


So do I. And my friend.

Good to know there are others.
Author:  Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:23 pm ]
Post subject: 
Depends on how I'm reading. If I'm reading at a slower pace, it's always "Oh em gee!," and that's also how I say it out loud. But if I'm skimming, I tend to pronounce it in my head as "Oh-mig!" ZOMG, relatedly, is pronounced "Zoh-mig!"
Author:  Did he sell eggs? [ Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:04 am ]
Post subject: 
I was always taught to not say "Oh my God," so I read it as "Oh my gosh."
Author:  Beaums [ Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:35 am ]
Post subject: 
I read "OMG" as "Oh, My God!", but without the comma. When there's no comma, the phrase can all just flow out of you like one long exclamation! OH MY GODD!!
Author:  Shwoo [ Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:51 am ]
Post subject: 
To me, zomg sounds like zomj. I don't know why I think it has a soft g.
Author:  Teh Ch8t [ Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:53 am ]
Post subject: 
I don't really say "Oh, my god" I say "Omigod"

And zomg is "Zomigod"
Author:  Clever Danielle [ Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:00 am ]
Post subject: 
I usually pronounce it 'Oh My God', unless I've been watching lots of "Kappa Mikey" beforehand.
Author:  The Experimental Film [ Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:45 am ]
Post subject:  waggh
Other.

OH MUH GUH
Author:  Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Sat Jan 20, 2007 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: waggh
The Experimental Film wrote:
Other.

OH MUH GUH


That's kind of how I pronounce WTF/FTW.

WHAT TUH FIFF? FOR TUH WUH!
Author:  Shippinator Mandy [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:08 pm ]
Post subject: 
I voted Ah-mug. I kinda say it "AW-moog", with the "oo" being like the "oo" in "book". (See Anticartoon'd 2 for an example of this--it's kinda hard to explain.)

As for WTF, I generally say (and this is even more difficult to explain) WOO-t'f. Again, with the "oo" being like the "oo" in "book". And the "t'f" is like "toof", but...slurred, I guess? Shortened. And LOL is, of course, "lawl".
Author:  Schmelen [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:10 pm ]
Post subject: 
OMMAGUH!
Author:  Cybernetic Teenybopper [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:08 pm ]
Post subject: 
Yeah. Mandy explained my WTF somewhat better than me, though the "What?" still kind of comes out partially.
Author:  ChickenLeg [ Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:24 pm ]
Post subject: 
Ah-mug! NOthing says you're cool better than literally saying an abbreviation! :mrgreen:
Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/